by Judy Penz Sheluk | Aug 3, 2022 | Behind the Scenes, One Writer's Journey
By the time authors type “The End” at the end of a 95,000-word novel whose creation has probably taken months—even years—you’d think they’d know it pretty well. The close attention demanded by editing, rework, external review, more rework, and maybe a dozen more steps...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Jul 9, 2022 | My Publishing Journey
Recently, Amazon changed their return policy to allow customers the option to return a Kindle e-book for a full refund AFTER the book has been fully read. Now, it’s one thing to download a book, read a couple of chapters, say, “this isn’t for...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Jun 26, 2022 | Book Reviews, One Writer's Journey
Are you on Goodreads? If not, I urge you to consider joining. It’s free (gotta love free), there are virtual book clubs you can join and participate in, as well as giveaways. There’s also something called the Goodreads Reading Challenge. I’ve been...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Jun 18, 2022 | Inspiration, My Publishing Journey
In A Fool’s Journey, book 3 in my Marketville Mystery series, protagonist Calamity (Callie) Barnstable seeks the help of a former white hat hacker, Benjamin (Ben) Benedetti in her search for Brandon Colbeck. I envisioned a guy in his early 40s, a mix of slightly...
